Debate over which grade levels will start out at the district’s new third high school hit the Hays CISD board of trustee dais Tuesday.

While a decision won’t be made until Oct. 23, district leaders weighed in on what grades they want to see in the new school, which is currently under construction.

Carter Scherff, Hays CISD chief operations officer, said he felt the school should open with only freshman and sophomores. “If we open this facility and are overcrowded at the middle ...